First full day on the BodyBugg

I'm starting this blog in the hope that I can keep myself motivated, and so that I can (hopefully) answer some of those "Should I buy this sucker?" questions.

So far, I haven't even owned the Bugg for 24 hours. I got it as a sort of late Christmas present to myself. It was this or a Cricut Expression, but I chose the Bugg, and I'm going to let you in on my thought process (which probably won't be all that interesting, but hey, it's all I've got!) with that decision.

I have a (very) small craft and jewelry business, and I've had one of the smaller Cricuts for a while now, but had deluded myself into thinking that I would make my money back by upgrading. Then I got real, and realized that if I can't make enough money to buy one with the profit from my business, then I probably don't need the upgrade!

Anyway, long story short, I realized that summer is only a few months away, and I am absolutely horrified with my body. The fact that I'm miserable is bad enough, but the fact that I'm too embarrassed to go to the pool like this could impact my kids (4 and 2) scares the shizz out of me. My mom has also struggled with her weight for as long as I can remember, and I can't even count the times that she has refused to get on with LIVING until she loses the weight. I also want to get on the ball (or on the Bugg, as it were) because I know that it isn't going to get any better as I age. I'm only 31, but I feel like I'm eighty due to a combination of several factors:

1. I have psoriatic arthritis (kind of like RA, treated with the same meds, etc.)
2. I had a hysterectomy last year.
3. I'm a great, big tub 'o' lard.

Now, as for the first two, there isn't a damn thing I can do. For the last one, however, there is. I'd been thinking about getting a BodyBugg for a while now, and so I decided to just take the plunge and go with it. Anyway, after all of my ramblings, here's the bottom line (as I see it, at least) as to the worth of this little gadget:

A lot of people are scared off by the price, but because you get not only a calorie counter/pedometer, but also an online weight loss program to go along with it, it's a heck of a lot cheaper than Weight Watchers (for example), and operates on the same principal (but better!). I got mine at Costco for $179, and I know that you can get them at Amazon.com for a similar price, but at Costco you get a 12-month subscription to the BodyBugg website with your membership.

Good luck, and happy "Bugging".